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Wauwatosa Public Library reports record circulation, expands "library of things" and outreach
Summary
Library director Peter Loeffel presented the annual report showing the library's highest circulation in 13 years, growth of a "library of things," added study pods and new self-check in the children's library that logged more than 3,000 checkouts in its first full month.
The Wauwatosa Public Library told the common council it recorded its highest circulation in 13 years and the fifth-highest total in the library's history during 2024, and it is expanding services and outreach.
Peter Loeffel, director of the Wauwatosa Public Library, said the library added about 250 new items to its "library of things" collectionnontraditional items like tools, games, museum passes and STEM kitsand is renovating an art-display area to accommodate the collection. Loeffel said the children's self-check station, moved into…
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